Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-19
WINDING UP THE MEETING.
Adjournment in the h. of I. Assembly
A Portrait Of Powderly.


MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Oct 19-The most
important action taken by the K. of l. as
sembly Tuesday was the adoption Of a resolu-
ton TO ad journ sine die at the close of Wednes-
day mornings session. This was done in spite
of the opposition OF Schilling and his faction,
who charged that its object was to shut off
debate on important matters. The independ-
ent trades union principle got another black
eye in the adoption of an amendment to the
constitution requiring all locals to be attached
to state or district assemblies A handsome
portrait of Powderly, present from the as
sembly to his wife, was presented by Mrs.
Ienora Barry, and the master workman was
so overcome that Litchman had to respond
for him.
No effective effort was made to renew the
fight on the executive board question, and
it is now settled that Bailey and Barry
will remain on the board for another year.
There We're only two episodes Tuesday that
occasoned a breeze The first was a resolu-
ton proposed by Delegate Dickert, of Mich
igan, declaring that in refusing to tender
their designations as requested, Messrs. Bal
ley and Barry had forfeited the confidence of
the general assembly. This had scarcely been
real when there was such storm of misses
and groans that Powderly hesitated for mo-
ment before putting it to vote When he
did so it was rejected almost unanimously
Shortly after there was another speck of
trouble over proposition to empower the
general secretary to employ and discharge
employees in the general office for cause sub
ject to the approval of the executive board
Barry and Bailey considered this another
oh OF haf MI iii hair fraf, m
excited debate followed. Questions from
every part of the hall were put at General
Secretary Litchman He said that it was no
more than fair and just that he be given the
power asked. One OF the charges brought
against him by Bailey and Barry was that he
had discharged man employed in the office
without authority. He did it because the
smploye in question was confirmed drunk
| ard and unfit for duty He also had given
| out the secret circulars and other matter that
had ''mysteriously leaked out of the Office
| during the last year The general offices
were at the mercy of those follows They
were retained because Bailey and Barry
would not vote to discharge them.
| The debate was carried on in this vein for
! an hour, when tue motion was put and lost.
! Considerable business of routine charac-
ter occupied the remainder of the session.
An expression of sympathy was voted to the
striking employees of the New York brass
works and they We're authorized to appeal to
tine order at large for assistance. Changes
we're made in the constitution by which it is
now compulsory on the part of the general
executive board to issue a charter for ma
tional trades assembly, when the local assem-
blies desiring it comply with the law. hlth
erto tins authority has been optional
By vote of 90 10 III, the assembly refused
to strike out the words Temporarily tending
bar" from the list of those disqualified from
becoming members of the order 1t was de.
cided that the rule making it compulsory on
the part of assemblies to maintain an as
sistance fund should be dropped and the as
sembly adjourned